International Study

The Vindolanda Field School

The Vindolanda Field School is an intense and very rewarding five-week experience for university students each summer. It is designed for motivated students of archaeology, Classics, and history with some previous knowledge of the Roman world. The field school aims to give students training in two aspects of archaeological inquiry: the techniques of field excavation and the archaeology and history of Roman Britain. Students participate in daily excavations on the site of Vindolanda, a military fort and settlement on the Roman frontier in Britain, which has had a thriving excavation and research program run by the Vindolanda Trust for over forty years. The Field School group also takes weekly field trips to explore the landscape around Hadrian's Wall and the north of Britain, in order to gain a broad perspective on a frontier and imperial landscape that thrived on the edge of the Roman Empire.

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Study Tour to Greece

The Study Tour to Greece (Course CS3010F/G) is a 2-week long adventure-packed course with exciting trips to Greece's most important historical sites. Students will gain invaluable firsthand experience of the history, archaeology and culture of this fascinating country. Our classrooms will be the cities, towns, islands, castles, and volcanoes of Greece. First, to Athens where we will tour the impressive monuments of the sacred Acropolis, the Agora marketplace, the beautiful new Acropolis Museum, and the wonders of the National Archaeological Museum. We will then travel to the picturesque port city of Nafplio, stopping at the Sanctuary of Demeter at Eleusis, to Corinth, and to the temple and ancient stadium at Nemea along the way. We will then sail to the islands of Mykonos (to visit the holy island of Delos), breathtaking Santorini, and fascinating Naxos. We will then return to Athens to explore Marathon, where the Athenians fought back the Persians, the sanctuary of Artemis at Brauron, and the jaw-dropping temple of Poseidon at Sounion, among other major archaeological sites.

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Study Tour to Italy

The Study Tour to Italy is a 15-day guided trip to Rome and the Bay of Naples that introduces students to all the highlights of the monuments and culture of Rome and Italy. Students will visit iconic sites such as the Roman Forum, the Colosseum, and the imperial palaces of the Palatine Hill. Our classroom will be the archaeological sites and extraordinary museums in Rome including the Palazzo Massimo, the MontemartiniMuseum, Palazzo Altemps, and the Baths of Diocletian. Our group will travel to the ancient port of Rome at Ostia to view the extremely well-preserved temples, churches, houses, and baths that once made up this vibrant multi-cultural city.

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